Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1997.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
11 people listed on the 990.
Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Raises money to support charitable causes in the Lynden area.
Questions for Mt Baker Rotary Foundation
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This year the foundation contributed a grant ($168,500) to a local charity that focuses on transformational faith-based mentorship for men released from incarceration. The grant was for the construction of a resource center to provide a wide range of services including a group training area for such things as addiction and recovery…
Student scholarships of $3,000 to 25 local high school students for university, college or technical training.
International grant provided to a rotary club in nigeria for $15,000 to support a matching grant from rotary international for water wells in local communities.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY25 | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $628K | $542K | $471K | $442K | $550K |
| Given inLn 1b | $27K | $31K | $7K | −$252K | |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $8K | $27K | $7K | $7K | $20K |
| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $268K | $116K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $542K | $628K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $844K | $896K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $195K | $137K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $649K | $759K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $264K | $264K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $79K | $79K | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $15K | $15K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $2K | $2K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $8K | $8K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $1K | $1K | ||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $203 | $203 | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $369K | $368K | $2K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 13, 2026 | $425K | $369K | $56K | $759K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS May 8, 2025 | $327K | $298K | $29K | $649K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 3, 2024 | $515K | $469K | $46K | $565K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 | $273K | $267K | $5K | $551K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 | $261K | $198K | $63K | $632K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 21, 2021 | $602K | $570K | $31K | $504K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $425,282 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $425,282 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $369,417 across 7 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $895,566 assets, 11 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $758,895 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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